Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-17
FORTY-NINTR CONGRESS.
The Senate.

us 10 the Terms On WHICH the cable COM
Panies had Deen permitted to land their
| cables on American shores and as to
their contracts with each other and with
the telegraphic companies; the second
as to the services Of Count Pulaski IN
the war OF the revolution. The latter
was accompanied by reports from the
secretaries of state, treasury and war.
They were laid on the table and ordered
printed.
a message from the house announcing
| non concurrence ii the senate amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill,
was presented and conference ordered.
MessTs. Hale, Allison and Beck were ap-
pointed cOnferees.
At few minutes before II the senate
closed the legislative day Of Wednesday
by adjournment, and at ii O'Clock open.
ed the last legislative day of the forty
ninth congress.
At 1880 the senate proceeded with
the consideration of legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bills, vo-
| ting on the amendments recommended
by the committee On appropriations as
they were reached.
Upon motion of Mr.. Teller the house
| bill to Organlz3 land district for no
mans land, previously passed by the
| Sci ate with amendments was recalled,
and the votes by which the senate amend
menls were adopted were considered.
| The senate amendments were then IT j -ct
ed and the unamended house bill wa
pa sed.
| The conference report upon the bill to
| provide fer bringing suits against the
| Uuited States Was made and agreed to
The vetoed bin tor public bu ding
at Sioux tly, Iowa, was passed over tn
vetO-38 10 10. The vetoed bill Tor
pubic buiIilpg at Lafa, cite, lad, was
paSstd over the votO-3S to IS. The
vetoed bill for puDlic building at
LINN; Mass, was passed over the veto
81 to 10.
! Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the house
bill appropTiating SIS 100000 for the
pay ment OF pensioners Of the Mexican
war. Passed.
TIE senate then took from the calen-
| udA tllC nOuSC Dll1 W dlucuO SSCGIbuS
5101 and 5192 of the revised statutes
! (witn an amendment in the nature Of
! substitute) The substitute provides
| that whenever three-f0urths of the ma
tiOnal banks of city Of fifty thousand
population shall apply TO the COmptrOl-
er OF currency to have the name OF that
city added to the list of "Teserve" cities |
named in section 5191 and 5192, of the |
revised statues, the comptroller shall |
have the authority to grant such request,
but the banks must keep III their vaults |
at least % per cent Of their deposits. In
like manner and on like conditions
the cities with 100000 population may
become, like New York, places for
| banks OfTedemptiOn or central reserve
cities, as provided in section 5195.
Mr.. Williams moved TO add San Fran
cisco to tie latter class Of cities. Agreed
TO. The bill then passed, and confer
| ence was asked.
On motion of MIR. Wilson, Of Iowa,
the vote of last evening, by which the
| bill to amend the act In reference to the
| jurisdiction of United States courts was
| passed, was rcCOnSidered, and vote
agreeing to the CUllom amendment fix
ing the salaries of judges at $4,000, and
prohibiting the appointment Of relatives
as court officials, was also reconsidered,
aud the bill was passed and conference
asked.
Mr.. Plumb presented the conference
report on the bill to adjust railroad
| land grants heretofore unadjusted.
Agreed to.
A message from the house at 10 P. NJ.
announced the passage of the urgent de
fcIency bill and the presiding officer
laid the bill before the senate.
Mr.. Z imunds-I object to s second
reading of the bill. (The objection is
insisted on and prevents the coDsjdera-
ton of the bill at the present ssion).
AT 1880 the senate proceeded to the
consideration of the deficiency bill, con-
sisting OF 1O4 printed pages.
MARCH AIR. Plumb presented the
conference report on the bill for the re-
lief OF settlers and purchasers IF public
! lands in Kansas and Nebraska. Agreed
/ TO.
The deficiency bill again being called
up, an item Was inserted To pay the
| Choctaw Iudiaus s., 900, the amount
! of the uismeut OF the u1Felae court -
the Q to ,er term, 1886 Finally the
i'll aud amendments were reported to
| the senate.
o. demard Of Dir. NJ Phe1son the
yeas anu nays we're taken on one Of the
! Pacit, "a lr0ai smenim ntS, and il was
| ar, ed to-yeaS 81, NAYS Z.
The cas- and nays were also taken on
/ the amendment for the French spoila-
tioR Claims, and it was agreed to-yeas
| 81 nays II.
Finally the bill! was passed and mes
sage TO that effect was sent to the house.
! Toe house biz authorlz ~. tn. con.